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| Criterion |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup | 30-120 min | 15-30 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 2-6 | 1-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | LeanObservationProcessOperations | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |